Shifty-looking In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "shifty-looking", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Rachel Chau calendar 2021-07-26 08:07

Meaning of Shifty-looking

Shifty-looking informal compound adjective

If you describe someone as shifty-looking, they seem dishonest, untrustworthy, or suspicious.

There was a shifty-looking man who hastily left the burning house.

The more John explains, the more shifty-looking he is.

Someone shifty-looking has been hanging around the town these days.

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